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Organization of Academic Computing At The University of Calgary (draft)

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DRAFT DRAFT
ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC COMPUTING
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
With the addition of the Cyber 205, the need to introduce IBM
technology, the increasing software development, and the increased use
of distributed computing, there is a requirement to re-examine the
organization of academic computing at The University.
In addition, the primary single mission of providing services has
changed to providing services but also to participate in technology
transfer through software development and Super Computing services.
There is a possible perceived conflict between these two missions.
Therefore it is important to differentiate between these two missions
in the organization structure. It is important however, to combine
the actual technology components that require close operational co-
ordination (eg. operations, computers, communications, operating
systems).
Due to the specialized nature of the Super Computer services, software
and the user population, it is important to identify a specialized
service unit to handle the advice, software development, and operating
systems at least until such time as a decision can be made at some
future date that the service can be technically integrated into the
other services.

V4
DRAFT DRAFT
ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC COMPUTING
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
With the addition of the Cyber 205, the need to introduce IBM
technology, the increasing software development, and the increased use
of distributed computing, there is a requirement to re-examine the
organization of academic computing at The University.
In addition, the primary single mission of providing services has
changed to providing services but also to participate in technology
transfer through software development and Super Computing services.
There is a possible perceived conflict between these two missions.
Therefore it is important to differentiate between these two missions
in the organization structure. It is important however, to combine
the actual technology components that require close operational co-
ordination (eg. operations, computers, communications, operating
systems).
Due to the specialized nature of the Super Computer services, software
and the user population, it is important to identify a specialized
service unit to handle the advice, software development, and operating
systems at least until such time as a decision can be made at some
future date that the service can be technically integrated into the
other services.

V4
DRAFT DRAFT
ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC COMPUTING
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
With the addition of the Cyber 205, the need to introduce IBM
technology, the increasing software development, and the increased use
of distributed computing, there is a requirement to re-examine the
organization of academic computing at The University.
In addition, the primary single mission of providing services has
changed to providing services but also to participate in technology
transfer through software development and Super Computing services.
There is a possible perceived conflict between these two missions.
Therefore it is important to differentiate between these two missions
in the organization structure. It is important however, to combine
the actual technology components that require close operational co-
ordination (eg. operations, computers, communications, operating
systems).
Due to the specialized nature of the Super Computer services, software
and the user population, it is important to identify a specialized
service unit to handle the advice, software development, and operating
systems at least until such time as a decision can be made at some
future date that the service can be technically integrated into the
other services.